CN1071019C - Light emitting rigid, fracturable projectile-type marking ammunition and electronic strobe flash apparatus for air powered guns - Google Patents
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Abstract
Light emitting rigid, fracturable projectile-type marking ammunition and an electronic strobe flash apparatus for use with air powered guns are provided. The marking ammunition is in the form of a phosphorus paintball. The electronic strobe flash apparatus comprises an exciter adaptable for use with paintball guns for exciting the phosphorus paintball to emit light. The exciter couples to the muzzle of a paintball gun. The light emitting paintball provides a luminous trail when discharged from the paintball gun. A paintball being discharged from a paintball gun enters the exciter. Upon detecting the presence of a paintball, the exciter is triggered to produce a high intensity light. Light is absorbed by the phosphorescent material. After the light is removed, the phosphorus material continues to emit light. Paintballs according to the instant invention discharged through the exciter provide a luminous trail and thus, may be used effectively in the dark.
Description
The present invention is the part continuation application of the 08/491st, No. 711 U.S. Patent application of application on June 19 nineteen ninety-five.
The present invention relates generally to that air gun is with rupturable light emitting rigid fly bomb phenotypic marker ammunition and electronic flash equipment, relate in particular to luminous paintball, paintball gun and be fit to and use, excite the luminous exciter of phosphorescence paintball together with paintball gun, thus, when sending, paintball gun can produce a kind of tracer when paintball.
Oneself becomes quite general the training of use paintball gun or recreation.The participant lines up the target side emission paintball to enemy team.When paintball bombarded target side, it broke and makes its inner stuffing splatter, does mark to target side.Target side through mark is cancelled this training of further participation or movable qualification.
The paintball gun of prior art only uses just effective when enough brightness is arranged.When enough brightness was arranged, the user can observe hitting of paintball easily, and can observe its flight path, thereby adjusted its aiming.Yet when in the dark using, its result is unsatisfactory, because the user can not follow the trail of the path of paintball, so can not determine whether target side is hit with any levels of precision.
Therefore, basic purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of paintball, when it will produce a kind of tracer when paintball gun penetrates.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of paintball, can be luminous when it is exposed to light source and then leaves light source.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of paintball, it comprises other photonic absorption and emissive material of a kind of phosphor material or some.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of phosphorescence paintball, and it can send the light of different colours, thus the tracer that can produce different colours when it when paintball gun penetrates.
Further aim of the present invention is to provide a kind of paintball, when it can send tracer when paintball gun penetrates, bump, can be when breaking by luminous filler of its splatter or pigment.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of exciter, make it luminous, and when paintball gun penetrates, produce a kind of tracer when this paintball in order to excite the paintball that carries photonic absorption and emissive material.
One object of the present invention is to make exciter excite paintball when paintball when paintball gun penetrates.
A further object of the present invention is that exciter is suitable for being coupled to the muzzle of various paintball guns.
One object of the present invention is that device for achieving the above object provides improved element and configuration thereof, and they have cheapness, characteristics such as reliable and in full force and effect when realizing the purpose of its expectation.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of rupturable light emitting rigid paintball, described paintball comprises:
Bullet, it comprises:
Limit the shell of an inner cavity chamber,
Be included in the filler in the inner cavity chamber; And
Phosphor material by described shell carrying.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of and paintball gun adapted to excite the luminous exciter of paintball, described exciter comprises:
One pipe;
Described pipe is coupled to the muzzle of paintball gun, with the coupler of aiming at mutually with the paintball gun muzzle basically; And
Near the light source of described pipe support, described light source is arranged to light is injected described pipe.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of paintball gun of launching luminous paintball, described paintball gun comprises:
Muzzle;
By the exciter of power supply power supply, described exciter comprises:
Pipe;
Near the light source of described pipe support, described light source is arranged to light is injected described pipe; And
Described pipe is coupled to the coupler that described muzzle is aimed at it basically mutually with described muzzle.
According to the present invention, when luminous paintball provides a kind of tracer during from the paintball gun outgoing.That is, the paintball that penetrates from paintball gun enters exciter, and exciter is the triggering for generating high-strength light when having detected paintball, and light is absorbed by phosphor material.Paintball is after leaving light, and phosphor material continues luminous.According to paintball of the present invention, when penetrating by exciter, it produces tracer, can use in the dark effectively.
In following further description and accompanying drawing, above-mentioned these and other purpose of the present invention becomes clearer with actual.
Fig. 1 is part perspective view and part calcspar, and they are represented respectively according to paintball of the present invention and exciter, and the paintball gun that is used in combination with it.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view according to paintball of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the phantom according to an embodiment of paintball of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the phantom according to another embodiment of paintball of the present invention.
Fig. 5 has made the perspective view analysed and observe for done decomposition, part according to the part of an exciter of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the profile in order to an adapter that exciter is coupled to the paintball gun muzzle.
Fig. 7 is the graphic representation of an exciter circuit.
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of an exciter circuit.
Fig. 9 is the schematic diagram that paintball penetrates via exciter.
Figure 10 is that paintball is near the right schematic diagram of transmitter one detector.
The schematic diagram of the infrared beam that Figure 11 sends from the right infrarede emitting diode of transmitter one detector for paintball blocking.
After Figure 12 was interdicted for the right phototransistor of transmitter one detector detects light that infrarede emitting diode sends, paintball absorbed the schematic diagram from the light of flash tube.
Figure 13 is for adopting a schematic diagram that leads to another exciter of the right zipper of transmitter one detector.
In institute's drawings attached, represent corresponding part with identical label.
Referring now to accompanying drawing,, Fig. 1 represents to cooperate and is used to launch luminous paintball fly bomb 200, the especially paintball gun 100 of phosphorescence paintball 200, and the exciter 300 that is used in combination with paintball gun 100.Exciter 300 excites phosphorescence paintball 200 luminous, and sends tracer when paintball when paintball gun 100 penetrates.The flight of can be in the dark or following the trail of paintball 200 in the environment of very poor brightness.
Exciter 300 is coupled to the muzzle 110 of paintball gun 100 as shown in the figure.Exciter 300 comprises cylindrical shell 310, and it is by forming sub-unit 312,314 of being disposed radially.Cylindrical shell 310 has near-end 316 and far-end 318.Adapter 320 structures of being extended by the near-end 316 of cylindrical shell 310 become the muzzle 110 that exciter 110 is coupled to paintball gun 100.
When from paintball gun 100 ejaculation paintballs 200, paintball is via muzzle 110 outgoing of paintball gun 100, the exciter 300 by being coupled to muzzle 110 then.When paintball 200 passed through exciter 300, paintball 200 was stimulated luminous.Produce tracer from the luminous paintball 200 of exciter 300 outgoing, allow to follow the trail of the flight path of paintball 200.
Capsule 210 is made up of two hemispheres 216,218.These hemispheres 216,218 fuse together along the seal area that is limited by contiguous hemisphere edge, have formed fusion and have been with 220.When hemisphere 216,218 fuses together, along with capsule 210 is sealed and filler is poured into wherein.Capsule 210 is made by the impermeable material of filler, and its thickness is suitable for supporting filler and anti-shooting, but bump the time can break.Thickness range according to capsule 210 of the present invention is preferably 0.7 to 1.2 millimeter.
Filler preferably can be washed.In addition, filler had better not injure target side (not shown).Moreover filler is preferably biodegradable and environmentally safe.
Fig. 3 represents that paintball 200A comprises the capsule 210A that has poured into phosphor material.Capsule 210A preferably includes the gelatin of 90-95% and the zinc sulphide of 5-10% (ZnS), mixes some photonic absorption or emissive material, such as, copper (Cu
++) (ZnS, Cu
++).Gelatin preferably is transparent or translucent basically, allows phosphor material farthest to be exposed to incident radiation.Moreover the thickness of gelatin 210A is preferably between 0.8 to 1.2 millimeter, to excite phosphor material effectively.The thickness of gelatin 210A is also very important, makes it have effective structural intergrity when penetrating, but the splatter filler 214A that when bump, breaks easily, the possibility that will bump pain target side (not shown) simultaneously reduces to minimum.A kind of transparent glycerine filler is provided in the present embodiment.
Fig. 4 shows another kind of paintball 200B.This embodiment has been equipped with the capsule 210B that is essentially transparent or semitransparent.Although can be with having enough non-yielding prop fillers or solvent (especially decentralized medium) 214B, anti-shooting and behind bump frangible again any material make capsule 210B, had better use gelatine capsule.In the present embodiment, the thickness of capsule 210B is preferably 0.7 to 0.9 millimeter.The filler 214B of present embodiment and surfactant (such as commercially available surface-active solvent) or dispersant and phosphor material mix.Although filler 214B preferably comprises that by organic class component the compound that is called triol forms, in this example for transparent glycerine or glycol, triol alkyl, any solvent or have non-solubility can solvent family, and allow dispersant to disperse, phosphor material will be enough.Phosphor material preferably includes 2 percent to six and is mixed with copper (Cu
++) zinc sulphide (ZnS) (ZnS, Cu
++).The same ZnS of surfactant, Cu
++Use together to obtain stable suspension, comprise Alkaterge T-IV, Zelec NK Antistat, Amitex-E, Alkterge T, Tween80 and Tween 20.In order to obtain best result, should adopt surfactant and ZnS, Cu
++Weight ratio is 6: 4.
In the use, allow paintball 200A, 200B exposure, excite phosphor material luminous.Phosphor material is preferably excited by the ultraviolet high light, and the efficient of black light is the twice of incandescence.
Refer back to Fig. 1, diagram comprises a cylindrical shell 310 in order to the exciter 300 that excites the phosphorescence paintball, and the latter radially is provided with part 312,314, near-end 316 and far-end 318 double along it.
Have the collar 332 of internal thread 334 and external screw thread 328 tight engagement of the inclination of tube-like piece 322.When the collar 332 meshed by screw thread and tube-like piece 322, slit 330 was pressed tightlyer.When slit 330 compressed, the near-end 324 of tube-like piece 322 was with the muzzle 110 of friction mode engagement paintball gun.Although many slit 330 can provide bigger CONTACT WITH FRICTION, there is a slit 330 also enough.
As shown in the chart clearly, concentric interior abutment surface 336 is arranged in the tube-like piece 322.Abutment surface 336 has limited muzzle 110 the moving of tube-like piece 322 inside, but still can make muzzle 110 extend a predetermined distance D 1 outside slit 330, to form a kind of joint that is essentially sealing engaging adapter 320 and muzzle 110 places.
Refer back to Fig. 1, exciter 300 further comprises switch 424, the toggle switch shown in figure.Switch 422 can make 400 work of exciter circuit and do not work (seeing shown in Fig. 7 with following described).The top that neon indicator 434 is arranged on housing 310 is positioned at the far-end 318 of housing 310.Neon indicator 434 is connected electrically to switch 424, and lights when switch 424 closures, for the user indicates 400 work of exciter circuit.
Also referring to Fig. 5, exciter 300 also comprises arch lid 338, and its structure becomes basically can be smooth with cylindrical shell 310, and as its part.Lid 338 removably with housing 310 engagement, and form the inlet cover of battery flat 340, this battery flat 340 is in order to interior dress low-tension supply 404, for example a plurality of 1.5V dc-batteries, as shown in the figure.When switch 424 closures, power supply 404 is 400 power supplies of exciter circuit.
As shown in drawings, housing 310 comprises relative both sides 342,344.Equally, lid 338 comprises relative side 346,348.Side 346,348 is corresponding to the both sides 342,344 of housing 310.When lid 338 meshed with housing 310, the side 346,348 of lid 338 was in abutting connection with the both sides 344,342 of housing 310.
Opening 350 forms along the side 342 (yet side 344 is not shown) of housing 310.Hasp 352 extends upward from the side 346,348 of lid 338, and their structures become respective openings 350 engagements that are provided with each side 344,342 along housing 310.The domes of lid 338 make hasp 352 outwards biasing in corresponding opening 350 usually, make the structure engages of the housing 310 of hasp 352 and formation opening 350, thus lid 338 are locked to housing 310.When housing 310 is untied lid 338, as long as the one or both sides of inwardly pushing lid 338 simply.Move inward hasp 352 like this, make it and the structure that forms the housing 310 of opening 350 disengages, allow lid 338 to separate with housing 310.
Along a side 346 of lid 338, near on the position of hasp 352 tubercle 354 is being set, the position of assisted user identification hasp 352 when lid 338 is installed to housing 310.Moreover, also can be imprinted on lid 338 near on the position of tubercle 354 such as word " Open ", with the function of assisted user identification tubercle 354.
Referring now to Fig. 5,, the housing 310 of exciter 300 defines an inner cavity chamber 356.This inner cavity chamber 356 contains exciter circuit 400 (clearly visible in Fig. 7 and Fig. 8) and passes wherein pipe 358 with one heart.Pipe 358 has a near-end 360 (as shown in Figure 6) and a far-end 362, and it is transparent to small part, allows light to pass through wherein.The near-end of pipe 358 is preferably mounted into the near-end 316 of housing 310, and the far-end 362 of pipe 358 is preferably mounted into the far-end 318 of housing 310, and pipe 358 is remained in the chamber 356 with fixing position.
Referring to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, exciter circuit 400 comprises a pair of flash tube of switching on 402, and they are arranged to the internal direction projection light (shown in Figure 10 to 12) along exciter pipe 358; In order to the low-tension supply 404 that rechargeable energy is provided; Be coupled to the high pressure memory element or the capacitor 406 of flash tube 402; From power supply 404 charging current being provided, being charged to the high-voltage generator circuit 408 of a predetermined voltage until capacitor 406 to high-voltage capacitor 406; Produce the circuits for triggering 410 of trigger voltage to excite flash tube 402; And the detector circuit 412 of controlling these circuits for triggering 410.
It is similar that high-voltage generator circuit 408 and on June 2nd, 1974, bulletin was authorized No. 3822393 of the Zvi Y.Karpol summary of the invention that United States Patent (USP) is disclosed.High-voltage generator circuit 408 comprises step-up transformer 414, and an end of its elementary winding 416 is coupled to the positive pole of low-tension supply 404 via the RL network, and the other end of its elementary winding 416 is coupled to the base stage of oscillator transistor 422.The emitter stage of oscillator transistor 422 is connected to the negative pole of power supply 404 by switch 424.The colelctor electrode of oscillator transistor 422 is connected to an end of the secondary windings 426 of step-up transformer 414, and the latter's the other end is coupled to the negative electrode of flash tube 402 via commutation diode 428.One end of carrier coupling capacitor 430 is connected to the contact that secondary windings 426 is connected with the colelctor electrode of oscillator transistor 422, and the other end is connected to an end of high-voltage capacitor 406.The other end of high-voltage capacitor 406 is connected to the contact that the emitter stage of oscillator transistor 422 is connected with switch 424 via bleeder resistor 432, neon indicator 434 and current-limiting resistor 436 and filter condenser 438.High pressure generator 408 is converted to the direct current of about 250V with the dc source 404 of 1.5V, and it is stored in high-voltage capacitor 406.
Circuits for triggering 410 are in order to allow high-voltage capacitor 406 discharges, and it is similar to announced on February 15th, 1994 shown in No. 5287134 United States Patent (USP) authorizing J.David Cocca and described situation.Circuits for triggering 410 comprise and are connected across high-voltage capacitor 406 two ends, the resistor 440 that is connected in series and discharge trigger SCR442.Contact between resistor 440 and the discharge trigger SCR442 anode is connected to an end of coupling capacitor 444, and the latter's the other end is connected to an end that triggers transformer 448 elementary windings 446.The other end that triggers transformer 448 elementary windings 446 is connected to the negative electrode of discharge trigger SCR442.The secondary windings 450 that triggers transformer 448 is connected to the grid of flash tube 402.The anode tap of flash tube 402 is connected to the contact that the resistor 440 that links to each other with the anode of the trigger SCR442 that discharges is connected with high-voltage capacitor 406, and the negative electrode of flash tube 402 is connected to the negative electrode of the discharge trigger SCR442 of commutation diode 428 contacts.Flash tube 402 is by triggering the 3000V direct current signal triggering and conducting that the grid of transformer 448 at flash tube 402 produces, and carries out interdischarge interval in the flicker triggering signal that high-voltage capacitor 406 provides in response to detector circuit 412 and send passage of scintillation light.
Detector circuit 412 comprise emission one detector to 452, switching amplifier 454 and RC network 456.This is launched a detector and comprises light emitting diode 458 and phototransistor 460 to 452.The anode of diode 458 is connected to the positive pole of low-tension supply 404.Current-limiting resistor 462 makes the negative electrode of diode 458 be coupled to the negative pole of power supply 404 via switch 424.The open base of phototransistor 460 is arranged to detect the light that diode 458 sends.Resistor 464 is connected to the emitter stage of phototransistor 460.One end of coupling capacitor 466 is connected to the contact that the emitter stage of phototransistor 460 is connected with emitter resistor 464, and the other end is connected to the base stage of switching amplifier 454.On lead resistor 468 and be connected the contact that coupling capacitor 466 is connected with the base stage of switching amplifier 454.Resistor 470 connects the colelctor electrode of switching amplifiers 454, and an end of coupling capacitor 472 is connected to the contact that the colelctor electrode of switching amplifier 454 is connected with collector resistor 470, and its other end is connected to the grid of the SCR442 that discharges.Pull-down resistor 474 is connected the contact that coupling capacitor 472 is connected with the grid of discharge trigger SCR442.Coupling capacitor 472 and pull-down resistor 474 constitute a RC network, for the grid voltage that reaches discharge trigger SCR442 provides a required time delay.Because paintball 100 (shown in Fig. 2,2A and 2B) flies away from muzzle 110 with the speed of 80 to 100 meters of per seconds, so needed 0.1 to 0.015 millisecond delay before circuits for triggering 410 excite flash tube 402.At the 9V direct current, the collector resistor 470 that connects switching amplifier 454 is the Control of Voltage resistor of low-tension supply 404 with the resistor 478 of the anode resistor 440 of discharge trigger SCR442 to the Zener diode 476 that is connected to phototransistor 460 colelctor electrodes with the grid voltage voltage stabilizing of phototransistor 460, switching amplifier 454 both end voltage and discharge trigger SCR442.
Shown in Fig. 9 to 12, and, during operation, exciter 300 is coupled to the muzzle 110 of paintball gun further referring to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8.By Closing Switch 424 is exciter 300 power supplies.When Closing Switch 424, infrarede emitting diode 458 sends the pipe 358 that infrared beam crosses break-through exciter housing 310.As shown in figure 10, detect the existence of infrared beam by phototransistor 460.When phosphorescence paintball 200 during from paintball gun 100 outgoing, it enters the pipe 358 of break-through exciter 300 housings 310.When paintball 200 passed through between diode 458 and phototransistor 460, the infrared beam that is sent by infrared diode 458 was blocked, as shown in figure 11.Phototransistor 460 detects the blocking-up of infrared beam.The blocking-up of infrared beam is detected by phototransistor 460, and the latter produces a pulse at its output.The output of phototransistor 460 is amplified by switching amplifier 454.The output of switching amplifier 454 triggers discharge trigger SCR442.RC network 456 provides required time delay for triggering discharge trigger SCR442, and the flight of compensation paintball 200 and flash tube 402 and emission detector are to the distance between 452.When discharge trigger SCR442 triggered, high-voltage capacitor 406 promoted the 250V direct current that wherein stores by triggering the transformer discharge, produced the 3000V dc signal at the electrode place of flash tube 402, made flash tube 402 flicker ultraviolet high lights, as shown in figure 12.When strobotron 402 flickers, paintball 200 is excited, that is, the phosphor material in the paintball 200 absorbs the light that is sent by flash tube 402.After this exposure, paintball 200 continues luminous, and a kind of tracer is provided.
Figure 13 represents another kind of configuration, wherein adopts a kind of zipper 402A.Zipper 402A is ahead of diode 458 and phototransistor 460.When the light time of the leading edge outgoing of paintball 200 blocking-up from light emitting diode 458, flip-flop circuit 410 (shown in Fig. 7 and 8) trigger flashing ring 402A emission and flicker ultraviolet high light, this ultraviolet high light is absorbed by the phosphor materials in the paintball 200.Zipper 402A can penetrate paintball with more illumination, than traditional flash tube 402 it is comparatively expensive.Obviously, flash tube 402, a plurality of flash tube 402 or zipper 402A can be configured to leading or lag behind emission detector, also can be configured to contiguous mutually or be spaced from each other 452.Further as seen, the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned only embodiment, can also make any and various embodiment within the scope of the appended claims.
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1. rupturable light emitting rigid paintball is characterized in that comprising:
Bullet, it comprises:
Limit the shell of an inner cavity chamber,
Be included in the filler in the inner cavity chamber; And
Phosphor material by described shell carrying.
2. paintball as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that further comprising surfactant, and described phosphor material is suspended in the described filler by described surfactant.
3. paintball as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described phosphor material comprises base-material and catalyst.
4. paintball as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described surfactant is from comprising Alkaterge T-IV, Zelec NK Antistat, and Amitex-E, Alkterge T selects in one group of Tween 80 and Tween 20.
5. paintball as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that described filler selects from comprise glycerine and glycol one group.
6. paintball as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that described shell comprises gelatin.
7. paintball as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described base-material is selected from comprise zinc, sulfide, calcium and strontium one group, and described catalyst is selected from comprise copper, manganese and bismuth one group.
8. paintball as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, described surfactant is from comprising Alkaterge T-IV, Zelec NK Antistat, and Amitex-E, Alkterge T selects in one group of Tween 80 and Tween 20.
9. paintball as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that described filler selects from comprise glycerine and glycol one group.
10. paintball as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that described shell comprises gelatin.
11. paintball as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that described filler selects from comprise glycerine and glycol one group.
12. paintball as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that described shell comprises gelatin.
13. paintball as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, described surfactant is from comprising Alkaterge T-IV, Zelec NK Antistat, and Amitex-E, Alkterge T selects in one group of Tween 80 and Tween 20.
14. paintball as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that described filler selects from comprise glycerine and glycol one group.
15. paintball as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described filler selects from comprise glycerine and glycol one group.
16. paintball as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that described shell comprises gelatin.
17. paintball as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described shell comprises gelatin.
18. paintball as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described shell injects described phosphor material.
19. paintball as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that described phosphor material comprises base-material and catalyst, described base-material is selected from comprise zinc, sulfide, calcium and strontium one group, and described catalyst is selected from comprise copper, manganese and bismuth one group.
20. paintball as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that described filler selects from comprise glycerine and glycol one group.
21. paintball as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that described shell comprises gelatin.
22. one kind with the paintball gun adapted to excite the luminous exciter of paintball, it is characterized in that described exciter comprises:
One pipe;
Described pipe is coupled to the muzzle of paintball gun, with the coupler of aiming at mutually with the paintball gun muzzle basically; And
Near the light source of described pipe support, described light source is arranged to light is injected described pipe.
23. exciter as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that also comprising an exciter circuit, described exciter circuit comprises:
Detector;
High pressure generator:
Be connected to the high pressure memory element of described high pressure generator; And
Be connected to the trigger of described high pressure memory element and described light source, described light source comprises flash lamp, and described trigger further is connected to described detector and excites described flash lamp by described detector control.
24. exciter as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that described pipe has the pipe zone of substantial transparent.
25. exciter as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that described detector comprises:
Light source and optical sensor, described light source is arranged to the substantially transparent zone emission light by described pipe, described optical sensor is arranged to alternately detect the light that is sent by described light source, and when paintball between described light source and described optical sensor by the time detection light that sends by described light source blocking-up.
26. exciter as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that high pressure generator comprises DC-DC converter, in order to converting high voltage source to from power source voltage.
27. exciter as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that, described high pressure memory element comprises high-voltage capacitor.
28. exciter as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that, described flash lamp comprises flash tube.
29. exciter as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that, described flash lamp comprises zipper.
30. the paintball gun of the luminous paintball of emission is characterized in that described paintball gun comprises:
Muzzle;
By the exciter of power supply power supply, described exciter comprises:
Pipe;
Near the light source of described pipe support, described light source is arranged to light is injected described pipe; And
Described pipe is coupled to the coupler that described muzzle is aimed at it basically mutually with described muzzle.
31. paintball gun as claimed in claim 30 is characterized in that described exciter comprises an exciter circuit, this exciter circuit comprises:
The detector of forming by light source and optical sensor, described light source is arranged to the zone emission light by the substantial transparent of described pipe, described optical sensor is arranged to alternately detect the light that is sent by described light source, and when paintball between described light source and described optical sensor by the time detection light that sends by described light source blocking-up;
High pressure generator, being connected to low-tension supply and structure one-tenth will be high pressure from the voltage transitions of low-tension supply;
Be connected to the high pressure memory element of described high pressure generator;
Be connected to the flash lamp of described high pressure memory element, described flash lamp is near the area supporting of the substantial transparent of described pipe; And
Be connected to the trigger of described high pressure memory element and described flash lamp, described trigger further is connected to described detector, and by the control of described detector, when described light sensors excites described flash lamp to from the blocking-up of the light of described light source the time.
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